Thesaurus results for BETOKENS

betokens

verb

present tense third-person singular of betoken

as in indicates

to serve as a sign or symptom of the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart

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This indicates that those documents had previously been used in federal legal cases, potentially collected as part of an earlier subpoena.

— Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Dietrich also recommends looking for ServSafe (which indicates there’s a Certified Food Protection Manager on site) and other food safety certificates on the walls.

— David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

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That means another week of relying on players like Andrew Armstrong and Cyrus Allen, with Xavier Worthy the WR1 by default.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
It was born in 1930 and is today the most popular candy bar in the United States, which undoubtedly means the world.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

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This act was done in fulfillment of a sacred promise made by her parents, Saints Anne and Joachim, during their long struggle with childlessness, and signifies Mary’s lifelong devotion to God and her role in the Incarnation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
This data is only available for the 27 states that have a formal party registration system, and signifies only the party with which a voter is registered, not the candidates selected on their ballot.

— Connor Greene, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

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The title obviously denotes your look onstage rocking the tejana.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
But the term denotes highly advanced artificial intelligence that could surpass human thought, not the category of AI — an already nebulous term — as a whole.

— Adi Robertson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

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